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Matariki Festival Events Schedule - Week 1
Event
Venue
Friday 6 June
4.30pm-5.30pm
Mareikura
- dance and soundscapes
Soundings Theatre
Saturday 7 June
11am–12 noon
Design a pair of sparkly star glasses
PlaNet Pasifika
10.30am–11.30am
& 1.30pm–2.30pm
Matariki
Star Lab
Sessions
Level 4 Workshop
11am–11.30am
& 1pm–1.30pm
Torotoro
- Māori and Pacific Island dance
The Marae
3pm–3.45pm
Tama Waipara
concert
- world class singer and musician
The Marae
4.30pm–5.30pm
Mareikura
- dance and soundscapes
Soundings Theatre
Sunday 8 June
Te Huka ā Tai Whānau Day
10am–3pm
Make an awesome star mobile
Wellington Foyer
10.30am–12.30pm
Matariki Face Painting
Te Huka ā Tai
10.30am–11.30am
& 1.30pm–2.30pm
Matariki
Star Lab
Sessions
Level 4 Workshop
11am–12 noon
Create a Papatūānuku (Mother Earth) bookmark
NatureSpace
. Cost $2
11.30am–12 noon
Huia
Publishers Book Launch and Reading
The Marae
12 noon–12.30pm
& 2pm–2.30pm
Korikori-Hivahiva
with the Waimāori Crew
The Marae
1pm–1.30pm
Ngā Pūrākau
- stories by storyteller Apirana Taylor
The Marae
1.30pm–2pm
Waiata and Poi
Workshop
Te Huka ā Tai
2.30pm–3pm
Games and Prizes
in Te Huka ā Tai
Te Huka ā Tai
4.30pm–5.30pm
Mareikura
- dance and soundscapes
Soundings Theatre